Clinical Applications of Hepatic ~(31)P-MR Spectrocscopy / 中国普外基础与临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the principle and clinical applications of ~(31)phosphorus MR spectroscopy(~(31)p-MRS).Methods Literatures about ~(31)P-MRS in liver were reviewed and analyzed.Results Abnormalities of ~(31)P-MRS were found in patients of hepatitis,liver cirrhosis,liver tumor,obstructive jaundice and patients after liver transplantation.Evaluation of ~(31)P-MRS is important in diagnosis and treatment of many hepatic diseases.(Conclusion As a) non-invasive protocol for analyzing the energetic metabolism and biomedical changes in cellular level of living liver,~(31)P-MRS has a wide clinical application.